I was not a fan of the drawer style either but opted for it due to the Admiral’s strong preference. Cut the old one into a couple of pieces with a sawzall and in about an hour it was out. 3 guys got the new Thermador installed and running in about another hour. Works great and am very happy. So happy that we plan to pull the old dishwasher out and put a second Thermador in giving us considerably more fridge/freezer capacity (and redundancy) than we originally had. Got more countertop and cabinet space to boot.